Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-26
WANTS BLOOD.
Senator Ingalls,, In Discussing the
Fishery Question, Declares War
Against Great Britain.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Senate.

eral John A. Logan, and Cushman II. Da-
Wis, OF Minnesota, were presented and
placed on file.
The Senate bills reported back from the
committees were placed on the calendar as
follows: For the relief OF certain settlers
of school lands in Washington Territory
A Senate bill concerning postoffices of the
third class, providing that they shall not
be changed into postoffices of the fourth
class where the gross receipts amount to
81, 900 a year, or where box receipts and
commissions, constituting the postmaster's
compensation, amount to $1,000. was, on
motion of Wilson, OF Iowa, taken from the
calendar and passed.
At p. m. the Senate. on motion of Ed
munds, proceeded to the consideration OF
the Senate bill to authorize the President
of the United States to protect and defend
the rights of American fishing vessels,
American fishermen, American trading and
other vessels IN certain cases.
Hoar suggested the insertion OF the words
cor unjusty vexed or harrassed therein by
authoritieathereof." He thought the bill
would be much safer if it contained that
general phrsseology.
Ingalls, thought these fishery difficulties
must be ultimately settled either by nego-
tiation or bywar. This measure was dis
tinctly one Of 'etaliation. 1t was All eye
for an eye, t.oth for a tooth, fish for
a fish, an insul for an insult, a wrong for a
wrong. He thought it important before |
the Senate was called upon to vote that |
the Committee IN Foreign Relations SO ad |
| vised the Senatewhether this measure was |
intended to be pacific or hostile; whether
it was an invitation to negotiate or, prac-
tically, declaralon of war. There was
feeling OF irritatim-the real party in inter-
est being Great Bitain and not Canada
which was at any moment, j the present
attitude was continued, liabD to lead to
discomfort which night ripen
into evaporation and this
into hostility. It vas therefore
of great importane that al the threshold,
the outset, in ths vestibue. the Senate
ST. ould understand whetherthe bill was in
tended as pacific or as a lostile measure.
He quoted to the Senator'S rom the report
of the Committee on Fopign Rea tions,
and remarked that countri.s had been in
undated with blood on less provtcatlon. {
| The conduct Of the Dominion and Great
Britain (sccording TO thisreport) was sui {
ficient to Justify and warrant decaration :
OF war on the part of the United States.
1t was a violation not snly q treaty t
rights, guaranteed to repeated conven- r
l q
of the Government of Cansda aid OF Her /
Majesty's Government, to harrss and an
noy and destroy American fitling inter 6
ests, simpy for the purpose elmer OF prl- 7
vate gain Or of some public ad antage. 1t i
appeared 10 him that in cSe OF those =
grave allegations in circulationand OF the f
discomfort known to exist ietween the Il
two countries, the repoping OF q
measure which authorized ne President <
IrHy0 Nf l
retaliation vas hardly cousitent with the =
gravity of tie situation. twas dangerous y
to the causeto authorize tt President to
continue in fEe same line 4 conduct and
policy, with the inevitable result either OF
finally neptiatiDg for thepurpose of set
tling thes1questims or eDe OF going to war
in defensfof our lights under the treaty OF
1918. HI though it would be better, more
in accordance witt the dignity OF the sub Il
ject andwith themorality which ought to :, ;,
prevail among naions as among men, to =
declare a the convictions OF the Senate h
that Observation-Disclosures the two powers !
are such as to lquire negotiation, and
that thee shouldae no authority now to
issue letters Of maque and reprisal, but to
select .ommissio to consider the object, y
and if possible tt reach some amicable y
basis Of understanding between Great c'
Britain, Canada an the United States.
In reglrd to thefishery question, Frye Z
said tlnt Ingalls, seemed to forget that E
Canada was playig the same role now Z
which she had plged twice before; she n
playedit for but ne purpose, and that d
was t, secure Negotiations for reciprocal n
treats, and these reciprocal treaties had "
turned out to tn disadvantage of the G.
Unite( States an to the advantage OF tt
Canaia. He BELIEVED it his duty to group d
the oatrages which lad been committed by o
CanAa within the last six months and
therhe would let TIE Senator from Kan ri
saslIngalls) say whittier or not he thought ic
theUnited States oght to resort at once g
tohegotiation. A
fr. Edmunds askd Ingalls, whether he fe
mant to say that aly act which the peo- 81
pe of the United States might consider a a.
violation OF treatywas to be considered
scasus belli. O.
tngalls-"1 mean tt say that a declared a
nd avowed and continued violation OF O
reaty obligations, orof internationallaw, d
ire casus belli." a,
Edmunds-"It It does not necessarily fol- n
ow that every breachof treaty is to be v
ollowed by war" +
Ingalls-"How about the continuous, ~
deliberate and wilful violation OF a treaty."
Edmunds-"That is different thing
Ingalls, THAT is his case. This trouble
las got to be settled, SO far as this bill is 3
either by diplomacy or by =
blood. England had always been a ruffian, o
coward and bully among the nations Il
If earth, insolent to the weak, tyrannical .
% the feeble and cringing and obsequious a
o the strong. Her history OF centuries G.
,ad been record of crime against I,
he human race, in England. in d
Scotland, in Wales, against the Roman 81
against the Beers of South Ari-
"a, against the Hinioos and Chinese;
wherever there has been feeble, weak and n
Helpless nation. Great Britain has been a
here for the purposes of rapacity and
,lunder and conquest. England bears no "
ood will to this country. The memory of 81
wo defeats rankles, L dare say, In the C,
breasts OF Englishmen. When l say that tt
treat Britain is not friendly to this
country, I mean that the ruling classes
ire unfriendly 60 this country.
Her course has been always one e,
If wrong insolence and outrage. England al
heated the South with false hopes Of rec a
ignition and injured the North by VIOLA Il
ions OF neutrality. l believe that there is g
10 special reciprocacy of good feeling on b
;he part OF America toward England. a
There are few Americans who don't regard Ii
Waterloo as a calamity to the world in it's 81
results. There are few Americans who do
lot recognize the fact that the course of b
England toward this country has been one t.
of insolence and suspicion and outrage t.
,ince the beginning of.our national exis- d
,ence. If read this transaction Alright Il
here is nc purpose on the part of Great n
Britain to secure peaceful solution, or a
pacific Interpretation OF existing treaties, s.
out rather deliberate purpose OF one to C.
oment irritation and discomfort between t
Canada and the United States, so as to T.
prevent pacifcation in the immediate fu- b
lure, which would be inevitable if both
people were left to the operation OF natural
avs of trade. l see very plainly what the
purpose of Great Britain has been in the !,
matter. She desires to render it impossi- u
Die for free friendly reciprocal relations, po-
itical and otherwise, to exist between =
Canada and the United States; therefore, y
was glad to hear OF the Interpretation 8
placed on the proposed legislation by the
Senator from Maine (Frye).
Senator Evarts argued in support OF the
bill, which he said was not in the nature OF
4 menace or tending at all in that direc-
zion. It was the duty of Congress, he
,aid. to take the subject away from local